patent
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8.4
- adjective
- /ˈpætənt/
- Specialized
- And we do do that using the same device in older patients who have who have patent Freemans and who have had strokes.
Examples
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There remained strong opposition to patent protection in Brazil from powerful legislators and the domestic pharmaceutical industry; however, Brazil failed to enact patent protection legislation acceptable to the United States.
Academic text (1995) -
For example, Park et al. attributed three cases of spontaneous CSF fistula with recurrent meningitis to abnormally patent cochlear aqueducts.
Academic text (2005) -
Her airways were patent, and her sense of smell had returned to normal.
Academic text (2004) -
But you see then we inject some dye and it's still patent and still perfuse the old, the old liver.
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On examination, James was found to have a clear, patent oral airway with no swelling of his tongue or throat.
Academic text (2010) -
A saccular cyst occurs when the drainage pathway of the saccule becomes blocked or is congenitally not patent.
Academic text (2009) -
Examples of such provisions are patent linkage, data exclusivity, extension of the patent terms and scope, and restrictions on grounds for compulsory licensing and parallel importation.
Academic text (2016) -
Endoscopic examination 4 months postoperatively revealed a widely patent sphenoid ostium and no discharge. Isolated persistent sphenoid sinusitis is not uncommon.
Academic text (2009) -
Her airways were patent, allowing for easy breathing and a normal sense of smell.
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During the check-up, the doctor confirmed that the patient had a patent oral airway without any obstruction.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
17
3.4
A government office that checks, gives, and keeps records of patents and trademarks
- Specialized
8
4.9
An official request to get rights to a new invention from the government
- Specialized
7
3.9
A system of laws that gives inventors the only right to make, use, or sell an invention for a time
- Specialized
5
7.2
Making, using, or selling someone's invention that is protected by law without permission
- Specialized
4
5.2
A legal right that lets an inventor stop others from making, using, or selling an invention for a set time
- Offensive
2
9.0
A person or company that buys invention rights then sues others to get money
- Archaic
1
7.6
A medicine sold without a doctor's prescription and claimed to cure many illnesses
- Formal
1
9.5
An official paper from a monarch or government that gives someone the only right to make something
- Formal
1
6.8
A document that gives an inventor the only right to make, use, or sell an invention for a set time
- Jargon
1
8.9
To use patents to demand money from companies without making the product
- Archaic
1
9.9
A cigar-shaped tool with spinning fins that measures a ship's speed through the water
- Specialized
1
7.7
A heart problem at birth when a blood vessel between aorta and lung artery stays open, causing wrong blood flow
How Open
Surface Forms
Etymology
The adjective patent used in medicine comes from Latin patens meaning 'open'. So a patent airway or tube is simply one that is open and lets air or fluid pass.